鞠躬

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Chinese

to bring up; to rear; surname
body; oneself; personally
body; oneself; personally; to bow
 
trad. (鞠躬)
simp. #(鞠躬)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3 1/1
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (4) (2)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter kjuwk kjuwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨuk̚/ /kɨuŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kiuk̚/ /kiuŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiuk̚/ /kiuŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kuwk̚/ /kuwŋ/
Li
Rong
/kiuk̚/ /kiuŋ/
Wang
Li
/kĭuk̚/ /kĭuŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ki̯uk̚/ /ki̯uŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ju jiōng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
guk1 gung1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/3 1/1
No. 7006 4141
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kuɡ/ /*kuŋ/
Notes

Verb

鞠⫽躬 (verb-object)

  1. to bow; to make a bow
      ―  le yī gōng  ―  to make a bow (once)

Derived terms

Adjective

鞠躬

  1. (literary) discreet and scrupulous

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鞠躬):